[aprssig] Next APRS-over-VARA-HF Road Test Coming Soon

[Stephen H Smith]

On 22 July 2025, I will be departing from central Michigan for the annual trek 
to Evergreen, Colorado for the Evergreen Jazz Festival on 25-27 July.     I 
will be beaconing on either 30 meters APRS-over-VARA (daytime) or 40 meters 
APRS-over-VARA (nighttime).

As in past years, I will be using my Panasonic CF-53 Toughbook laptop, Yaesu 
FT-891 transceiver and Quicksilver "QuickStick" hamstick-type mobile whips.

This year, however, I will not be alternately beaconing on conventional 
300-baud AX.25 packet.
1)   VARA has proven itself to be so overwhelmingly superior to classic HF 
packet that I am not bothering with 300-baud AX.25 at all.
2)   The uptake of APRS-over-VARA is now extensive enough that a full-time 
network of  APRS-over-VARA  igates now exists covering all of North America.

Details on using APRS-over-VARA are on my website at
<http://WA8LMF.net/VARA/APRSoverVARA/index.htm>

My usual APRS mapping webservers are at
<http://WA8LMF.net/map>

An additional dedicated roadtrip tracker page is at
<http://wa8lmf.net/RoadTrip/Tracker/index.htm>

As in past years:

*WA8LMF* (no SSID) is two-meter FM AX.25 packet, or direct to Internet beacons.
*WA8LMF-3* is 30 or 40 meter APRS-over-VARA


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Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com
MS Teams::        WA8LMF
EchoLink:  Node #  14400  [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.net

Live APRS Mapping on HF & VHF
<http://WA8LMF.net/map>

"Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels
<http://WA8LMF.net/Aliner>


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